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Rwanda says it's ready to receive migrants from the United Kingdom after British Parliament this week approved a long-stalled and controversial bill seeking to stem the tide of people crossing the English Channel in small boats by deporting some of them to the East African country. There is even a place ready and waiting for the migrants — a refurbished Hope Hostel in the vibrant upscale neighborhood of Kagugu, an area of the Rwandan capital of Kigali that is home to many expats and...

After the British Parliament approved a bill this week allowing the deportation of some migrants to Rwanda, the East African country said it is ready to receive them.

Rishi Sunak has "staked the house" on stopping the boats and therefore will hold an election before the Rwanda plan fails, Nigel Farage said.

Michael O’Leary has defiantly announced he would “happily” fly asylum-seekers from the UK to Rwanda under prime minister Rishi Sunak’s deportation plans.

Rwanda says it’s ready to receive migrants from the United Kingdom after British Parliament this week approved a long-stalled bill seeking to stem the tide of people crossing the English

The Home Secretary said the Bill ‘will become law within days’.

The Prime Minister spoke after the latest tragedy struck the morning after his plan to start the flights to Kigali finally became law.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said: ‘We want to prevent people making these very dangerous crossings.’

Five more people have died in the English Channel, underscoring the risks of crossing one of the world’s busiest sea lanes in overloaded inflatable boats just hours after British lawmakers approved a controversial migrant bill to stop the traffic